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The Illinois Department of Public Health ( IDPH) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that prevents and controls disease and injury, regulates medical practitioners, and promotes sanitation. [4]
University of Oxford. University of Chicago ( JD, MD) Nirav Dinesh Shah (born 1977) is an American epidemiologist, economist and attorney. He worked as an economist and epidemiologist at the Cambodian Ministry of Health. Shah was appointed as the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health in 2015 and served in that role until 2019.
Ngozi Ogbunamiri Ezike, an internist and pediatrician, was the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) from January 2019 to March 2022. In 2022, she was appointed CEO and President of the Sinai Chicago hospital system.
On March 20, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that there was an increase of 163 new cases along with the death of a woman in her 70s in Cook County. The age range for those with confirmed contraction of the COVID-19 disease was from 3 to 99. Christian County announced the first confirmed case contracted within that county.
In 2018, more than 12,000 Illinois children had blood levels high enough to require medical intervention. All children six years or younger are assessed for lead risk according to Illinois law.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. Grinnell College ( BA) Harvard University ( MPH) University of Chicago ( MD) Eric E. Whitaker (born 1964 or 1965) [1] is a prominent African-American physician, public health practitioner, and health policy expert. He is a close friend of President Barack Obama .
LaMar Hasbrouck (born 31 October, 1965) is an African-American physician, [1] CDC-trained medical epidemiologist, [2] [3] and public health leader. Hasbrouck is the former executive director for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, [4] and former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health and State Health ...
Smoke Free Illinois Act. The Smoke-Free Illinois Act ( 410 ILCS 82; Public Act 095-0017) is a comprehensive anti-smoking law that took effect in Illinois on January 1, 2008. It bans smoking inside most buildings and vehicles used by the general public, used as a place of employment, or owned by the government or another public body.